More than 50% of the student population is learning English as a second language. Spanish and Haitian Creole are many of their dominant languages. My goal for this year is to fully engage my students in all the avenues of science, through the Interactive notebook -IBN strategy and modeling. My students come from all walks of life, so with the various intellectual, socioeconomic, and cultural environments, I am here to bridge the gap and bring the commonality of science to the table.
My students need these supplies to create neat interactive notebooks full of laboratory procedures, handouts, visuals, cut outs, and quizzes. I want students to take ownership of and cherish their notebooks. Instead of the usual notes, I want students to consult their notebooks when they have questions, and apply the information they received. The notebooks will be filled with many cut out visuals, to help overcome the language barrier that many of them face. I have also included a class set of notebooks for those students who still haven’t been able to attain a spiral notebook for the class. In addition to the language barrier, many of my students have a financial barrier. With the interactive notebooks, they will have the opportunity to piece together the puzzles of science in addition to learning the English language.
In addition to the interactive notebooks, they will also be using whiteboards to jot down information to present among their peers. Students will record their observations and interpretations using dry erase markers and will defend their conclusions. Donating to this project will allow students of various learning styles and backgrounds the opportunity to achieve in science.
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More than 50% of the student population is learning English as a second language. Spanish and Haitian Creole are many of their dominant languages. My goal for this year is to fully engage my students in all the avenues of science, through the Interactive notebook -IBN strategy and modeling. My students come from all walks of life, so with the various intellectual, socioeconomic, and cultural environments, I am here to bridge the gap and bring the commonality of science to the table.
My students need these supplies to create neat interactive notebooks full of laboratory procedures, handouts, visuals, cut outs, and quizzes. I want students to take ownership of and cherish their notebooks. Instead of the usual notes, I want students to consult their notebooks when they have questions, and apply the information they received. The notebooks will be filled with many cut out visuals, to help overcome the language barrier that many of them face. I have also included a class set of notebooks for those students who still haven’t been able to attain a spiral notebook for the class. In addition to the language barrier, many of my students have a financial barrier. With the interactive notebooks, they will have the opportunity to piece together the puzzles of science in addition to learning the English language.
In addition to the interactive notebooks, they will also be using whiteboards to jot down information to present among their peers. Students will record their observations and interpretations using dry erase markers and will defend their conclusions. Donating to this project will allow students of various learning styles and backgrounds the opportunity to achieve in science.
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